Vessel-base protector



I Aug. 12, 1930.-

K. FILLER vassm, BASE rno'rncwon Filed larch 22, 1929 V Paitented i i -a Applicetioiiflled llarchlfl, lees; Sena n6 My invention more perticulerly "to invention comprises a pr'otector or ean improved protector especielly intended for u.vice whichfis preferebly mfideffrom "um'etal v tauow P 's f t its objectlthe pro-- rodjOr-compatratively heavy wirefwhiehmay vision of a devicewherby the' bottom :of b of '11 i shield or protector which will prevent chafing: ehdfdf thicknessl to resis't weightfofthe' vessel 4 and wear of the base of the vessel or pot. 'ifr potjhhd its 'contfents; "thatistofasay,ithej=" .7 I. i y=crossffsectior el coiifiguretiombeing k i 1 5 the vessel or jtallolw, pot is proy ded with aiprefer'ablyshown} as fround in cross-section 55 Another object of thevinventiorijisrtopro devicfe i's'made o,fe metallie'Wireor rou er,

w vide a protecting device or shiel'dnwhich can s uehfstrength that] it will not yield or he hd' i altering the'construction'of the vessel'jor pots metal t permit'thedevi fproperga device which can be cheaplymanug atr dspruiig int plaee.

' 1'0 bei easily applied-endelso readilyremoved in o'r dilia' ryfusewhileetith e' semetime'ibeing 1760i 1 whendesiredwithout in way affecting or" pref rably iformedgoi orgier le's'si resilieht i factured and which at the samet'ime will re-, "jThe protector corisi'sts ofa l ietellitfii e111 I: I i

sist the more or lesshard usage; towhich it bar er wires?hem;intoproperishape to-clo'n V anying drawing, whereint-- t V device.

issubjected. f e i e v orm;moree;a1e s,with theoonfiguratiohofy Theobjects andadvantages of myinven thebottom?oftheves'selbrf'potsoas tof X tion. will be readily comprehended fromfithe j tend throughout the-"bottom" 'as shown iii i" T following detailedidescription'Ofthe accom urfe Q1; zthe2-T rodor 'izvir e" being formed with the twofarcuz'ite eiidsior portiorisl8;18jwhiehj Figure l ise'anv inverted" plahvi'ew of al conform to the clurvature'of 'the'forward and V vessel provided With my improvedxdevicep rearwalls'ofi the vesselj aiid withthestraight Figure 2 is a side elevation of th'e vessel sidesT19, 19 which exjfiilidthroughoutthe 1011-1 with my deviceappl-ied; Y i gitudiparlength of Figure 3is aqlongitudinal sectional viewlof ,F'lgll T-QL; H i the bottom or lower end of the vesseland of y improved device orp'rotector is preferl Y my improved device,- 3 ablyroor strueted from wsingle ro'dfofwire I Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view; of the beub';&'S" ;Sh Wh?RIid decribed,fheving been lowerend or bottom ofthe vessel and of my cutftoalength comlnen'surat'e with the elon giis I Q, s tudihel arid-transversedimensionsoftheves; My device is adaptedto protect the bottom S 61; br'*pop,- with two endsyof the? wire or; i

or base/of vessels;beir g especially intended rod"fifter tlie same;h s beeri -formed=int 'g for use with a-well known typefof tallowpot thedes'ire'dshape;,integrallyisecureditogethei" at present employed-and to whichitlhas been by we'ld brazing or in any jothersuitable man i 5- shown applied for purposes of "exemplifica I'ier'to provide facontinuo'us*or"enclless loop. H

7 451 and in fullliiies in Figures'3end4. f

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tion; y i r I The deyiceismede'ofasizesligh'tlygreeterg The t'allow pot shown in the drawirigat 10'. than: thef'disten'ce ffrom frontto rear of the y is of a Well known type, having the usual l)'Qjitomoiffthe vessel in order that thearc'ugi te lv 4 (lle 14. Tallow pots :are usually constructed t onal holdmg relation with thechiiiie l5 jof '90 with a' chime l5'-formed by the'extended side the-'vesseljorpot end thus seeurelyhold the ,7 walls of the vessel andthe flanged main bot protector n plgcei The deyieg or pmgj t s tom 16, which are "disposed beneath the main is formed tha'tthe longitudinal"side jpor- I bottom as shown iiidotted lines in FigureQ 'tions19; -1 rofiset and disfiosed:inia lower I I As the tallow pot-proper isof 'well kowutionsit8;i18. *Thetisto.sayiiptheprotector-or construction and iu'itself forms no partof dvicg zidja eentpto,theiarouetggndg tiqn r i my invention, a, more specific "detailed de-i18.551851iS;bentidqwnwardly asjshown 2 i Scription 1 e e -1 P t. need not e Figure? 2 e fi athqlhs de i fihe'fiev e o" Y 1 aeitc bareithe,lorg tudmehpristrelght;side

horizontal? plane then theuarcuete' .lehd lipors'fl 5, Z i i a tombstone portions 19, 19 extend into a plane below that of the chime of the vessel or pct, as shown in 7 Figures 2 and 3, and thus provide a rest or supportfor the vessel or pot which prevents h l a a Contact with thebase of the vessel, thereby v protecting the latter from wear during its By the device asfshown and described, in ad ition to providing the extended rest or support portions 19, 19,fiexing of the device 13 permitted to enable the device who sprung into place beneath the bottom proper;

" of the vessel and the arcuate ends cause a ring into firm holding relation withvthe t m- 'une of the vessel or pot and thus be held in of weldingprem- 1 1MB. Without the necessit plowing any other: means; or maintaining the p in sit1on.. With the longitudinal =1 into close relationwith thechimes, or flanges toi n the vessel, easy application l n dll cady removal of the protector islfposa A i a forming more or lesswiththe shape andsize of the vowels to whichit istobe applied and that the cross-sectional configuration of the may be varied; the cross-sectional configurm tion of the rodor, wire preferarb ada ted t "the redo: wire, from which the device'is made,

1y, however,

tional relation therewith while the other two opposite sides of the loop extend throughout a longitudinal plane beneath said first mentionedtwo sides and adapted to be disposed below the bottom flanges or chimes of a vessel.

4.- A device for supporting vessels, consisting ofla metallic ring provide? with angagi l 9 an iarr nge rictional engagement with bottom flanges of the vessel, and pro- Vided opposite sides disposed in a lane beneath that of said engaging portions o ave LER.

to the vessel supportlngfiiortmns,

{ KARLP ormo'das shown #IltldeSGlflbGd; n namo lwwithout havingnsaid sides 19; 19

. v v, l 1 itvisdappamnt that my improved protector 7 may be given anyoonfigurat on or shape con being such that the iormedorcompleted do will ossess sufiicient resiliency'and per: mit sufieient flexing to enableinsertion of the. protector intoplaoe, a

v I haveshown and described what I believe to be the simplest and best embodiment of I my invention, but modifications are possible and may be made without, however, depart train the spirit of-my invention.

, tIelaimisF i, A device ms anaemia; e n-l am in ooppoeite sides disposed in a plane benez h 31kt oil-he said end portions. Q

braided-inset the character described coin Wand int gmtly connected, twuo posite smeseitaeloop being shaped reconfirm maiso ette ,e-iquie bettemamges or M ma seuse it! rh'istibnal holding relation therewith and on metallic muta t into im machine end arranged in abutting with the ends integrally, I the loop being ;made to;

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